This week, our firm pulled off a rare victory–we helped our client obtain a sentence of “time served” in a federal criminal case involving an interstate drug trafficking conspiracy. This was the best possible outcome for our client after he was indicted on federal charges that carried a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison. […]
Late last week, Georgia’s Department of Agriculture published a Notice of its proposed rules and regulations for implementing SB 494, legislation passed earlier this year to regulate the hemp industry. Written “comments” opposing or supporting the rules may be submitted to the Department until September 6, 2024. The Department will then hold a hearing at […]
April 30, 2024, was a landmark day for the cannabis industry and cannabis consumers in Georgia and throughout the rest of the country, as government officials announced major changes to the federal and state laws that govern cannabis, including marijuana and hemp. At the federal level, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced its proposal to […]
Leading up to the final days of the legislative session in Georgia’s General Assembly, Attorney Tom Church was called on to testify before the Senate’s Committee on Regulated Industries regarding a Hemp Bill that would effectively shut down hundreds of hemp retailers across the state of Georgia. The bill, House Bill 1322, would have done […]
Last Thursday, the Court of Appeals became the first appellate court in Georgia to consider whether Delta-8-THC and other similar products are legal hemp extracts or illegal controlled substances under state law—and our clients won. Our clients are a distribution company that supplies convenience stores, gas stations, and vape stores with tobacco, nicotine vapes, and […]